Storyline

The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.(Marvel.com)

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Critic Reviews

Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Hemsworth, an Aussie actor with a vocal command to match his heaving brawn, doesn’t just play the role, he owns it. I’m expecting both sexes will feel his impact.

75

USA Today Claudia Puig
Though he looks every inch a brawny Norse god, Hemsworth is not just a hunk. His charisma and charming grin go a long way toward making Thor engaging.

70

Variety
Thor delivers the goods so long as butt is being kicked and family conflict is playing out in celestial dimensions, but is less thrilling during the Norse warrior god’s rather brief banishment on Earth.

63

Boston Globe Ty Burr
For a holding maneuver, Thor itself turns out to be diverting enough – not close to a sharp-edged romp like “Iron Man” but not the B-movie roadshow some of us were expecting.

50

Washington Post Michael O’Sullivan
The effects are effective. The humor is humorous and just self-referential enough to let you know the film doesn’t take itself too seriously.

50

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Thor has its strengths, but it is finally something of a mishmash with designs on being more interesting than it manages to be.

The New York Times A.O. Scott
The absolute and unbroken mediocrity of Thor is evidence of its success. This movie is not distinctively bad, it is axiomatically bad. And THAT is depressing. A howling turkey is at least something to laugh at, and maybe even something to see. But Thor is an example of the programmed triumph of commercial calculation over imagination.

10

Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
Like Thor’s hammer, this ersatz epic bludgeons its victims into submission. What’s more, it requires them to stare at the source of their punishment through 3-D glasses.